Would someone please be able to tell me if this GLCD that I purchased on Ebay is classified as a "Pinout B panel" in the ks0108 graphics LCD library tutorial athttp://playground.arduino.cc/Code/GLCDks0108Thank you Pedro.

I don't buy anything but the Itead product, They work well on a mega and the library is great to use... in 65K colors. A KS0108 + 1 color...AND I Would Never buy ANYTHING from Sure Electronics.. Again, They don't back up their products... I bought a dev board ffrom them and when it turned up defective... they asked me to return it... So "They Could Evaluate IT". I'm not about to spend another 5 -7 dollars to have them toss it... Mind you the request came after 5 sets of pictures of the device failing on the programmer (Pickit 2 and the last PIC I will EVER buy) Co-indecently the product was discontinued within a week of my last letter to them. I bought 2 of the 3208 panels and a display controller... From them and the software supplied was utter CRAP. Once opened it cannot be moved or re sized or minimized and we all know about how much data was ever published about those panels and their use. There is a nice lib for them but ... The parts should be usable as is. It should NEVER be necessary to write your own controller to replace a $30.00 PCB... It does have 2 nice 5V switchers on it though and the serial port connections are available... So I am going to pry the processor off with a screwdriver and use what's good on it. A USB to TTL serial port and 2, 2A 5V switchers...

Senseless Stupid Rant...

Doc

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Pedro,Yes that glcd module should work with the glcd libraryas long as the actual glcd module matcheswhat is in the datasheet that was linked to on their page.

Do you have the glcd already?

You can download the datasheet (its a single page) from the vendor's page.This will give you the pinout and and pin orientation.

When looking for a glcd module for use with the "glcd" library the keything to look for is "ks0108". A ks0108 based glcd module will have 20 pinsVCC, GND, VO, D0 through D7, EN, CS1, CS2, RESET, R/W, DI or RS, Vee, A (backlight +), K (backlight gnd)

The order of the pins varies between boards that's why having a datasheet,or even better a module with labeled pins, is needed.When looking at pinouts be careful. At first glance a ST7920will look very similar to a ks0108 board. They work very differentlyand the "glcd" library does not support the ST7920 module.The quick way to tell the difference is that a ST7920 will not have CS1 and CS2 pinsand instead will have one called PSB and one "NC" or not connected.

Doc - sorry to hear about your bad experience with Sure. I have a 3208 that I have working ok just running basic text scrolling with someone else's code, but I will now be wary of any further purchases from them.

Bill - I am still waiting for the display to arrive on "the slow boat from China" , so when it arrives I'll connect it as a type 2 and see how I go. Yes, I have another ST7920 based GLCD that you previously helped me with on the GLCD library version 3 thread. I have still to try anything with that display because on the U8glib site it says

"Some graphics boards only use 3.3 volt. The digital ports of such a graphics board must not be connected directly to the Arduino Board. Use a level translation (e.g. 74HC4050) between Arduino Board and graphics display"

After I saw that I thought that I would just buy a KS0108 based display and tackle the ST7920 display further down the track.

cowasaki - glad to hear that maybe I picked the right display this time and thanks for the offer of help if needed. Good luck with the 7" touch screen TFT, they look interesting.

Thank you to you all for your advice and help, without your guidance beginners like myself would not be able to progress in this great hobby of micro controllers, Pedro.

Riva - I removed the display from the breadboard [too many wires to disconnect from the Uno ] and the code uploaded but still nothing showing on the display. I also plugged an external 9V power supply into the barrel jack of the board.